J Prev Med Public Health.  2018 May;51(3):121-129. 10.3961/jpmph.17.188.

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-reported Performance of Hand Hygiene Among Registered Nurses at Community-based Hospitals in the Republic of Korea: A Cross-sectional Multi-center Study

• Oh HS

• KMID: 2413639
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.17.188

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
To assess the nurses' hand hygiene (HH) knowledge, perception, attitude, and self-reported performance in small- and medium-sized hospitals after Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak.
METHODS
The structured questionnaire was adapted from the World Health Organization's survey. Data were collected between June 26 and July 14, 2017.
RESULTS
Nurses showed scores on knowledge (17.6±2.5), perception (69.3±0.8), self-reported HH performance of non-self (86.0±11.0), self-reported performance of self (88.2±11.0), and attitude (50.5±5.5). HH performance rate of non-self was Y1 =36.678+ 0.555X1 (HH performance rate of self) (adjusted R2=0.280, p < 0.001). The regression model for performance was Y 4=18.302+0.247X 41 (peception)+0.232X 42 (attitude)+0.875X 42 (role model); coefficients were significant statistically except attitude, and this model significant statistically (adjusted R2=0.191, p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
Advanced HH education program would be developed and operated continuously. Perception, attitude, role model was found to be a significant predictors of HH performance of self. So these findings could be used in future HH promotion strategies for nurses.

Keyword

Hand hygiene; Health care-associated infection; Knowledge; Nurse; Perception; Performance

MeSH Terms

Coronavirus Infections
Education
Global Health
Hand Hygiene*
Hand*
Humans
Nurses*
Republic of Korea*